Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-16

D were Mr.. and Mrs. kahnweilcr, on who's
lett sat Aleck johnson and John O'Farrel
Inc side tables were presided owe
by John A. Leggat and P. ]. Brophy
When all had feasted on the 200,
things before them, General Warren ros
and in short, ielicitous introductory pro
posed the toast "Our Guests" and calle,
O upon the Honorable w. A. Clark to re
:. spond. Mr.. Clark's response began: LA
u dies and Gentlemen: If any of you Law
been to Paris you may probably have beer
e present at concert dinner of the Crane
. Hotel. Such entertainment may be NOR,
elegant in it's surroundings than those il
say Ito you that the music is nc
!. more artistic than that which we have
] heard here tonight. Loud applause.
You may have there Witnessed much that
is lovely and beautiful, but you could not
have beheld an assembly, even if gathered
from all quarters of the earth that in
, female beauty and manly intelligence will
begin to compare with this" Mr.. Clark
continued in this strain of elouuent COM
pliment to the assemblage he was address
ing, and the applause that greeted every
one OF his we'll rounded sentences rendered
it difficult to follow him to those who were
not within easy hearing distance. In
reference to the effect upon the visitors of
the scenes to which they were introduced
mere ne SAID: Ihey will be
| IMPRESSED WITH THIS FACT.
that Butte does not do things by halves.
What we do with all our hearts and all our
minds" Mr.. Clark modestly disclaimed
the ability to handle the subject and occa-
sion as it deserved. but expressed his sense
OF the high honor that had been accorded
| to him in being called upon to respond to
such a toast as "Our Guests" It was ex-
tremely gratifying to them to see SO many
ladies present. He could say in behalf Of
the Board of Trade that they were obliged
to the ladies of the city for the able assist
ance they had rendered in entertaining
their guests. and that they were proud OF
the ladies of Butte for lending their presence
at that banquet. Loud applause.] Mr..
Clark then launched out into eulogy of
| the value of female influence at gathering
like that he was addressing and of their
benefcent influence in softening and refin-
ing the asperities of the camp to which
| their guests were such welcome visitors,
| thereby rendering their stay agreeable. He
paid q high compliment to the tender
heartedness of the rough miners who fre-
quented this Territory in it's infancy and
soFTENED THE AsPERl1IEs
of the rough life they encountered. He then
addressed himself to the subject of his
toast, and paid high compliment to the
Mining Engineers. He said: "You repre-
sent one of the most important technical
associations of this country and OF the
whole world. You have come here to in.
spect the resources OF the greatest mineral
camp in the world. We feels @well assured
tana. We appreciate the value of technical
knowledge" He referred to the benefit
that had already accrued to the practical
science of the investigations and
observations of the eminent
body whose representatives he
was addressing. The mills and smelters OF
Butte we're the pride and glory OF to-day.
Mr.. Clark then went into details about the
mill appliances of Butte and wound up
can Institute. of Mining Engineers, and
ascribed the prosperity OF Butte as owing
in q large measure to the scientific informa-
tion evolved by the publication of their
transactions. General Warren then pro-
posed the toast: "Our Mighty Industries"
and called upon w. E. Hall to reply. Mr..
Hal! said it was no joke to call on rough
old miner like himself to reply to toast
ofsuch importancea as that. He likened the
mining industry of Butte to great big,
lusty boy, with limbs and body of copper,
head of silver and eyes of gold. The boy
was healthy and strong, but needed en-
couragement and direction. To be q young
man he must be able to
DIRECT HIMSELF.
For the last several years he had had
several drawbacks to contend with, and the
trouble he had to fight was a lack of salt.
1.-The boy wants more salt, and he wants it
cheaper" He closed by saying that the
rugged miners who never had much chance
of learning feel grateful to the men OF
science who have come among US. Inc
band then played a beautiful air. bring
back to meIn'ry scenes OF long ago." and
General Warren rose to propose the toast:
"American Institute of Mining Engineers"
and called upon DR.. Egleston to respond. He
promised by saying it was great
honor to be asked to respond to such a
toast, but begged his hearers to remember
that their visitors were, as their title sug-
gested, first miners and then engineers. In
this deprecatory strain the doctor con-
| tinued saying he was quite confident that
no other district can show 80 much that Is
80 well done and so little possibility OF i'm
nerfection in the future. [Applause. He
came to this country after lapse OF eleven
years and could hardly recognize the pro-
cesses upon which he had made then 50
MANY elaborate investigations. Since he
had come to Butte he had
BEEN MINES HE HEvER DREAMED OF.
As an engineer OF twenty years he might
have been expected to know something
about the subject, but now he had to con-
fess that he would have to sit at the teet OF
the miners of Butte to learn instead OF
telling others how to prosecute the Work.
He referred in happy terms to the presence
of the ladies OF the party as having exer-
cised happy influence upon the sessions
enlopium, General Warren then referred
to the days of long ago when the stage
| coach was the only means OF communlca
t;on between the early settlers and the
outside world and proposed the 1oasG;
.Montana, Past, Present and Future.
George w. Irvine being called upon
launched into an eloquent and humorous
retrospect OF the history OF mining ID Sne
Territory, going back TO Sne sne I'S T;s
sneech was replete with wit, particularly
S,haro be referred to the distinguished honor
in wIich the gentleman who ran the saloon
waS held and 1.-The lady whom we all courteo
the landlords daughter Mucn meIl-
nent and applause was evoked Dy tue
GENIAL Georges "reminiscences, wnen ne as'
snred his hearers that those who
SIGHED FOR THOSE HALcYoN DAYS
could still enjoy them by taking q Twelve
hour trip to Lost Mountain. He came
down to the present time and reviewed 'ne
nsons of access, present and prospective
to this favored spot. He said 1ne prooe'-
s;on was beginning to pass away from tne
"a +;mers. "We are now beginning to IN.
.-,a. Tho vounp who are going to ccnduct
the business OF the ino"re Montana held
adverseat advert the Se Territories, and said she she
among g. 'pe efraid to stand before Con
was NOT Washington to demand the
prses Of ona,os H. said o she ra:
msnt where rsspsst"1,et netsins ssnssb about the
abroad, ID ~a resources of the Territory ~ad az
needs i anu 'onon reeo them as an Incubus, ano
, 1ols.eu ia wild cheers with an exrress,Ihn .ha